Will and I day-hiked to the summit of Alta Peak (elev: 11,204') on Saturday, June 8, 2002. We camped Friday night at Lodgepole campground in Sequoia National Park.
Saturday morning we drove to Wolverton trailhead (elev: 7250') and hit the trail. In about 3 miles or so, you reach Panther Gap, which reward you with good views of the Kaweah Canyon and the Great Western Divide. The last 800 vertical feet there was sun-cupped snow. We were greeted at the summit with a bunch of marmots (I saw at least 4 or 5 of them). Fog started to roll in and that's when we started our descent. Got back to the trailhead uneventful.
Some pictures from the Alta Peak trail hike:
